Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 10.
ST. MARY'S WARD.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1912.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes (Certified ( Uncertified | 7 ... | 2 ... | 1 ... | 4 ... | 14 ... | 7 ... | 6 ... | 13 ... | 10 ... | 50 ... |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pneumonia, all forms | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | ... | l | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
(Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 50 |
Nett Births in the year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
568
17
Nett Deaths in the year of
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants
43
7